Sapa - Dong Van - Babe lake discovering tour

Tour Code: N 6
Duration: 7days - 7 nights
Level: classic, easy

   

Day 1: Hmong and Zay village, sleep in homestay ( Breakfast , Luch, Dinner - group tour )

Distance 11 km - Duration 3-4 h walking

Our driver pick you up from Lao Cai station to sapa for shower and breakfast after that you have time to visit Sapa town before we start tour. walking down hill to Flower valley it is the most beautiful valley in Sapa, in there you will discover the basic life mountain minority people in Viet Nam, on the way we can see many kind of animal such as buffalos black pigs, chicks, ducklings...you can touch or take a picture them, and then go in their home has a seat to talk with them about their culture, lunch in there. Then we continue to amazing rice terrace field  and stop in the house of Zay people. In everning you have a diner and drink some rice wine as well as discover their cultures with friendly family .

Day2 : bamboo forest and waterfall - Dao and Hmong village -sleep in  2 stars hotel ( B, L - group day tour)

Distance 8 km - Duration 2-3 h walking

We continue up hill to bamboo forest with many amazing  point  of golden rice paddy field for nice pictures and then walking down to waterfall you can swim near there with many local children. lunch in local restaurant and take a bus back Sapa town for cheking in hotel and free time to discover the daily life of ethnic in sapa.

 

Day 3: Ethnic market- Ha Giang city. ( B,D..   - private day ) HOMESTAY

Distance 220 km - Duration 8-9 h  visiting

After breakfast we take a car to ethnic market ( the market not every day, if we on some day in here we can visit - Coc LY open on tuesday, CAO SON on wednesday,LUNG KHAU NHI on thurday, Can cau on saturday, BAC HA on sunday ) it is very colorful from many different ethnic with thier traditional product and inportant animal for the life..and then take a car to Ha Giang on the way to there you can see many golden rice field and stop for walking around some ethnic village ,arrive to Ban Me village near Ha Giang city we will check in homestay and then go around the village to explore the daily life of Tay ethnic, diner with family.

Day 4: Dong Van karst plateau geo-park - hotel ( B, ..   - private day)

Distance 150 km - Duration 8-9 h  visiting

We take the first spectacular road, which leads to Dong Van, a series of long passes and deep valleys. Lunch in the small mountain town of Tam Son. We then cross a landscape of pine forest and arrive at the astonishing King of the H’mong’s Palace, a fortress built by a local chief allied with the French against the Vietminh, Vuong Chin Duc, and evacuated in 1950 (his descendants now live in America). Arrival in Dong Van around 18:00. Diner in a local restaurant and hotel night.        

 

Day 5: Ma Pi Leng heaven gate - Meo Vac karst plateau geo-park- Ba Be lake - homestay ( B..D- private day)

Distance 250 km - Duration 8-9 h  visiting

An absolutely unforgettable day! It starts with the visit of the market of Dong Van, where the locals shop before returning to their eagle nest.we continue drive to the top of the Ma Pi Leng Pass, through a gigantic maze of lime peaks, "stone forests", and canyons unique in the world with a panorama of this area it is also heaven gate we are same like on the cloudy and spectacular mountain view , amazing of deep valley and daily life of ethnic people. We then go down into the valley of Meo Vac, and short walk around Hmong village for some picture, it is capital of drug. Lunch in local restaurant and then we continue to Ba Be lake  overnight homesaty

 

Day 6: Ba Be Lake   homestay ( B,L,D - PRIVATE DAY)

Distance 15 km - Duration 5-6 h  visiting

After breakfasting at your Homestay, take a short drive to the jetty where you will board your private boat for a cruise on the lake. Weather permitting, take a swim in crystal clear waters before having lunch. Following lunch you will board the boat to the DAU DANG waterfall  and PUANG cave. A visit to this small hamlet will enable you to witness how little the lives of the people in these remote areas have changed. You will be guests of the Tay people for the night.

 

Day 7 : Ba Be Lake - Ha Noi ( B, - PRIVATE DAY )

Distance 250 km - Duration 6-7 h  visiting

We spend time on the way through Thai Nguyen city for visiting ethnic museum and then luch in local restaurant and back to Ha noi...end tour.

 

Include: English local guide, meals follow in program , permit and entrance free,  cruise in Ba be lake, 2 stars or mini hotel and homestay ,transport following program nice car and clean safe very friendly driver.  from day 3 to day 7 are the most time on car and walk 1 or 2 hours /day.  2 train tickets from Ha noi - Lao cai ( 4pax/cabin ,aircon..soft sleep.

Not include : tips, personal expenses, accident insurance,